Chapter 21

Howdahs and howdah-ropes.--Mussulman custom.--Killing animals for food. --Mysterious appearance of natives when an animal is killed.--Fastening dead tigers to the pad.--Present mode wants improving.--Incident illustrative of this.--Dangerous to go close to wounded tigers. --Examples.--Footprints of tigers.--Call of the tiger.--Natives and their powers of description.--How to beat successfully for tiger. --Description of a beat.--Disputes among the shooters.--Awarding tigers.--Cutting open the tiger.--Native idea about the liver of the tiger.--Signs of a tiger's presence in the jungle.--Vultures.--Do they scent their quarry or view it?--A vulture carrion feast.